Weather Records on 2 March 1997

2,594 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 March 1997. Highest significance: Leitchfield 2 N, US.

Key Facts for 2 March 1997

On 2 March 1997, 2,594 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,584 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 23 were all-time records, 107 monthly and 2,464 daily.
Leitchfield 2 N set a monthly record daily precipitation of 140.5 mm (5.5 in) on 2 March 1997.
Across 163 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 2 March 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 March 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Indigo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	260.4 mm (10.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Conargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Devoncourt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.4 mm (6.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Calhoun 4ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.4 mm (7.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Old Junee (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rough Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Junee Reefs (Clear Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lockport Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
San Saba	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sutton Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yarrangobilly Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Carpenter 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Trompsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Caneyville 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Winfield Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Terra Alta #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo (Puckawidgee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo (Willurah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Frenchburg 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dailey 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Parma	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,594 records

Records set or tied on 2 March 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 760, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 824, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 840, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 2 March 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	760
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	824
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	840
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 2 March 1997 by timescale: all-time 23, monthly 107, daily 2,464.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,234 broken records

Margins by which the 2,234 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 March 1997

Top 20 records on 2 March 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 March 1997	Leitchfield 2 N, US	monthly rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	99 years	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 March 1997	Chiltern (Post Office), AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1997	Indigo, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	91 years	76 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1997	Maysville Wwtp, US	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1997	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	98 years	74 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1997	Madisonville, US	all-time rain	260.4 mm (10.3 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	73 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1997	Waverly, US	all-time rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1997	Conargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1997	Woodbury, US	monthly rain	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	77 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1997	Jackson Exp STN, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1997	Creston, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1997	Cave Run Lake, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	75 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1997	Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam, US	all-time rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1997	Devoncourt Station, AU	daily rain	163.4 mm (6.4 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	80 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1997	Hopkinsville, US	all-time rain	179.3 mm (7.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1997	Springfield 2W, US	monthly rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1997	Portsmouth-Sciotoville, US	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1997	Marianna 2 S, US	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1997	Calhoun 4ENE, US	all-time rain	198.4 mm (7.8 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 March 1997	Dover 1 W, US	monthly rain	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	66 of 100 (Major)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1802 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1997. 1997 had 2,594 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-02 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1836	1
1845	1
1846	2
1848	1
1852	1
1854	1
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1866	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	3
1871	2
1872	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	1
1881	1
1882	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	1
1892	1
1893	11
1894	3
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	4
1900	12
1901	5
1902	7
1903	5
1904	10
1905	7
1906	22
1907	4
1908	16
1909	19
1910	11
1911	13
1912	57
1913	32
1914	36
1915	20
1916	65
1917	37
1918	22
1919	23
1920	85
1921	241
1922	73
1923	219
1924	50
1925	220
1926	85
1927	152
1928	75
1929	191
1930	133
1931	250
1932	371
1933	89
1934	364
1935	198
1936	441
1937	162
1938	415
1939	222
1940	522
1941	507
1942	261
1943	912
1944	249
1945	494
1946	290
1947	878
1948	744
1949	196
1950	441
1951	801
1952	794
1953	731
1954	491
1955	647
1956	510
1957	282
1958	247
1959	310
1960	1,650
1961	768
1962	1,155
1963	518
1964	679
1965	687
1966	583
1967	644
1968	629
1969	417
1970	887
1971	1,033
1972	1,713
1973	522
1974	1,474
1975	399
1976	1,903
1977	384
1978	1,272
1979	728
1980	2,905
1981	534
1982	924
1983	1,518
1984	566
1985	733
1986	1,075
1987	1,370
1988	833
1989	1,395
1990	826
1991	1,512
1992	1,852
1993	906
1994	1,540
1995	1,382
1996	541
1997	2,594
1998	687
1999	1,176
2000	1,093
2001	1,373
2002	1,466
2003	709
2004	1,064
2005	966
2006	1,017
2007	1,726
2008	889
2009	1,498
2010	859
2011	664
2012	933
2013	795
2014	1,545
2015	933
2016	652
2017	565
2018	816
2019	901
2020	538
2021	529
2022	1,017
2023	1,094
2024	886
2025	708
2026	1,163

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	2,164
50 to 100	57
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1